Shelter and Settlement officer

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading protection agency with a mandate to protect, advocate and promote durable solutions for displacement affected populations. DRC has been operating in Ukraine since 2014, currently DRC employs over 700 staff in Ukraine and will continue significant scale-up in 2024 to implement emergency response in the Protection, Livelihoods, Shelter/NFIs and Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding (humanitarian mine action) sectors, using direct interventions, support to duty bearers and civil society organizations (CSOs), and partnerships with CSOs. DRC will continue and adapt its durable solutions portfolio to the evolving context.

DRC is looking for a Shelter & Settlements Officer to be based in Dnipro or Zaporizhzhia. He or she will use their technical knowledge and skills to support repairs of damaged apartments, houses, and community infrastructure through cash or contractor modalities.

This position is open for Ukrainian nationals only.

Overall purpose of the role:

• Ensure the quality of the planning, implementation, and follow-up of all technical aspects of the Shelter activities being implemented by DRC

• Execute calculation of materials’ needs / Bill of Quantities (BoQ)

• Monitor the progress of the shelter activities and keep daily records of the Project progress

• Follow up, collect, draft and update on daily basis information required for the weekly, and monthly, reporting system

• Develop and maintain good relations with the persons of concern, relevant stakeholders, and other humanitarian actors, to support adequate implementation and coordination of DRC’s sector activities

Shelter Sector responsibilities:

• Ensure the quality of all Shelter activities including the day-to-day supervision of partners, contractors and quality control

• Ensure quality of assessments, procurement documents and scope of work related to shelter activities

Main responsibilities:

Reporting:

• Follow all relevant project tools, plans, and budgets

• Project implementation, reporting and evaluation

Programming & Operations:

• Ensure efficient and effective program implementation while following the budget and work plan

• Provide technical support and inputs on all shelter activities

Coordination and representation:

• Collaborate with relevant internal and external technical experts on sector relevant issues

• Represent DRC at meetings and other relevant technical coordination meetings

• Ensure integration with other DRC sectors

Logistics/Finance:

• Support the monitoring of financial commitments and expenditures against budgets and provide timely feedback on budget follow-up

• Initiate procurements and ensure their execution 

About you:

• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience, preferably with experience in the field of humanitarian response for an international NGO, UN agency, relevant ministry, or local authority.

• Working proficiency in English is an asset

• Excellent skills in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Skills in GIS software and AutoCAD are an asset

Required education:

Master’s degree in Civil Engineering or another relevant field.

Significant work experience in the field may substitute the technical degree.

We offer:

• Contract: Open-ended contract upon successful completion of the three-month probation period.

• Duty station: Dnipro or Zaporizhzhia.

• Start date: As soon as possible.

• Salary and conditions in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for DRC National Staff.

• Medical and Health Insurance.

Application and CV:

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 12th April 2024

We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible, interviews might be conducted on a rolling basis.

DRC reserves the right to select candidate before the vacancy close date. For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.